1. Chris Page and Ash Afsoos
Khmer Rouge
Chris Page and Ash Afsoos

2. Cambodia
Cambodia is a Southeast Asian nation whose landscape spans low-lying plains

3. What was the Khmer Rouge?
It was a communist group that was in charge of the genocide in Cambodia between the years of

4. What was the Khmer Rouge?
It was a communist group that was in charge of the genocide in Cambodia between the years of
Over two million people were killed in the “killing fields”

5. What was the Khmer Rouge?
It was a communist group that was in charge of the genocide in Cambodia between the years of
Over two million people were killed in the “killing fields”
The mastermind behind the Khmer Rouge was Pol Pot ˇˇˇ

6. Khmer Rouge Ideology
Their ideology was to force their nation back into the “mythic past”

7. Khmer Rouge Ideology
Their ideology was to force their nation back into the “mythic past”
Communist party leader, Pol Pot, gave the order to “purify” Cambodia to their agricultural past.

8. Khmer Rouge Ideology
Their ideology was to force their nation back into the “mythic past”
Communist party leader, Pol Pot, gave the order to “purify” Cambodia to their agricultural past.
The Khmer Rouge also banned western influence during their regime fearing it would cause an uprising.

9. The genocide
The Khmer Rouge policies called for relocation of millions of people from urban centers for use of forced labor.

10. The genocide
The Khmer Rouge policies called for relocation of millions of people from urban centers for use of forced labor.
Torture, mass executions, and malnutrition led to the deaths of an estimated 1/3 of the total population of Cambodia at the time (2 million people)

11. The genocide
The Khmer Rouge policies called for relocation of millions of people from urban centers for use of forced labor.
Torture, mass executions, and malnutrition led to the deaths of an estimated 1/3 of the total population of Cambodia at the time (2 million people)

12. The Aftermath
Pol Pot and  Ieng Sary were tried for their crimes

13. The Aftermath Pol Pot and Ieng Sary were tried for their crimes
The only problem was that they weren’t present for the trial so they couldn’t continue with the trial

14. The Aftermath Pol Pot and Ieng Sary were tried for their crimes
The only problem was that they weren’t present for the trial so they couldn’t continue with the trial
Countries around the world argued over how to convict the two masterminds since both could not be at the trial

15. The Aftermath Pol Pot and Ieng Sary were tried for their crimes
The only problem was that they weren’t present for the trial so they couldn’t continue with the trial
Countries around the world argued over how to convict the two masterminds since both could not be at the trial
The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) was formed in in response to the international support of the survivors of the Khmer Rouge

16. The Aftermath Pol Pot and Ieng Sary were tried for their crimes
The only problem was that they weren’t present for the trial so they couldn’t continue with the trial
Countries around the world argued over how to convict the two masterminds since both could not be at the trial
The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) was formed in in response to the international support of the survivors of the Khmer Rouge
The ECC has only tried two people responsible for supporting the Khmer Rouge

17. The Aftermath Pol Pot and Ieng Sary were tried for their crimes
The only problem was that they weren’t present for the trial so they couldn’t continue with the trial
Countries around the world argued over how to convict the two masterminds since both could not be at the trial
The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) was formed in in response to the international support of the survivors of the Khmer Rouge
The ECC has only tried two people responsible for supporting the Khmer Rouge
The first person who was tried by the ECC was Kaing Guek Eav

18. The Aftermath Pol Pot and Ieng Sary were tried for their crimes
The only problem was that they weren’t present for the trial so they couldn’t continue with the trial
Countries around the world argued over how to convict the two masterminds since both could not be at the trial
The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) was formed in in response to the international support of the survivors of the Khmer Rouge
The ECC has only tried two people responsible for supporting the Khmer Rouge
The first person who was tried by the ECC was Kaing Guek Eav
Kaing Guek Eav was sentenced to life in prison

19. The Aftermath Pol Pot and Ieng Sary were tried for their crimes
The only problem was that they weren’t present for the trial so they couldn’t continue with the trial
Countries around the world argued over how to convict the two masterminds since both could not be at the trial
The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) was formed in in response to the international support of the survivors of the Khmer Rouge
The ECC has only tried two people responsible for supporting the Khmer Rouge
The first person who was tried by the ECC was Kaing Guek Eav
Kaing Guek Eav was sentenced to life in prison
Currently, the ECC is trying Khieu Samphan for his crimes

20. The Aftermath (cont.)
Sadly Pol Pot could not be tried because he passed away in 1998 at the ripe old age of 72.

21. The Aftermath (cont.)
Sadly Pol Pot could not be tried because he passed away in 1998 at the ripe old age of 72.
Ieng Sary passed away in 2013 so the ECC tried to convict his wife of being an accomplice but she proved to be incapable of standing trial

22. Trivia
Did you know between the years of when the regime was in power, the country was renamed to Kampuchea?

23. Trivia
Did you know between the years of when the regime was in power, the country was renamed to Kampuchea?
One of the common party slogans was “We have to exterminate and remove from society everyone who imagine themselves to be ill.”

24. Trivia
Did you know between the years of when the regime was in power, the country was renamed to Kampuchea?
One of the common party slogans was “We have to exterminate and remove from society everyone who imagine themselves to be ill.”
Pol Pot claimed that the Vietnamese were killing his people and that he asked the UN to stop the “Vietnamese advance” toward Kampuchea several times.

25. Pledge
I pledge that I will do my part to stop genocide from happening towards innocent people throughout the world by spreading awareness of genocide on social media.

26. Bibliography
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Operation World. "Cambodia." Cambodia. Operation World.org, 24 Jan Web. 24 Jan
Whymant, Robert. "From the Archive, 11 December 1979: Deposed Pol Pot Gives Interview in the Jungle." Theguardian.com. Theguardian.com, 11 Dec Web. 24 Jan
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